We need to use AI, but safely and for real value

Find where AI genuinely pays its way, where something simpler is better, and how to use it without putting your data at risk.

01 What is usually going on

The question is rarely “should we use AI?” but “where does it beat a simpler answer, and what does it cost to run for real?” Many AI projects stall because nobody asked that before the pilot started.

Signs you might recognise

  • Pilots that impress in a demo but never reach production
  • Pressure to “do something with AI” without a clear problem to solve
  • Concern about sending sensitive data to someone else's model
  • Running costs that nobody has modelled beyond the first year

02How we would approach it

Three steps, at your pace

  1. Find the real opportunities

    We test each idea against the problem it solves, and say plainly when a traditional solution is cheaper, simpler or safer.

  2. Prove the value

    We model what it costs to run at scale, prototype the strongest options and keep humans in control of the decisions that matter.

  3. Build it securely

    We design and build AI that runs where your data lives, including fully offline, using open-source components with no vendor lock-in.

What you can expect

  • A roadmap of AI uses that each have a measurable benefit
  • Costs you can predict, with no lock-in to one vendor
  • Your data kept where it belongs

03Where we have done it

A case study

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Artificial IntelligenceNational Policing Client

Secure, offline AI that speeds up human analysis

Our team developed and deployed secure, air-gapped AI capabilities utilising open-source components to augment human data analysis.

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Crucially, the architecture ensures that the AI makes no final decisions; instead, it triages and prioritises vast datasets, bubbling up the most critical information for human review. This approach acknowledges that human analysts are the most valuable resource, significantly accelerating their workflows without compromising on secure decision-making.

04Think it through

Before you talk to anyone

05Services

How we can help

Artificial Intelligence

Find where AI adds genuine, measurable value, and where a simpler, cheaper solution is the better choice.

Research and Development

Explore, prototype and test new ideas quickly, with business cases that turn the best ones into reality.

06Products

Products that can help

Document intelligence

Radiant

Self-hosted search and answers over sensitive documents. Radiant cites the page behind every answer, says when the answer is not there, and shows each person only what their access level allows.

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Offline speech recognition

MetaVox

Fully offline speech recognition. MetaVox identifies the language and returns a timed transcript in 1,600+ languages, all on hardware inside your network.

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Private translation

MetaLex

Self-hosted translation for text and documents. MetaLex translates reliably into 100+ languages, keeps Word and PowerPoint layouts intact, and runs with outbound access disabled.

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Facing this now?

Tell us where things stand. We will talk it through and suggest a practical next step, whether or not that involves us.

Talk it through with us

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